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The latest Annual Women's Lens screening at the Fine Arts Theatre of Beverly Hills was a very successful event which ended on January 28th with screening of the finalists of the year at the iconic cinema in LA. Every year, the committee of the fest nominates the finalists of the year for cinema screenings while the rest of the nominees are offered online and digital promotions and screenings through LA Independent Women.
The seasonal IMDb qualifying competition of the fest is also a very popular event which brings international and American women in film together in order to compete in various sections of the festival. The winners of the Winter/2024 were proudly announced by the team on February 4th and it is our pleasure to share the winners through LA Independent Women Film magazine. The mission of the festival is designed to help create a platform for talented female artists to be recognized for their projects and more importantly, get them the industry exposure to help sustain their craft for many years to come.
Winners:
Best Narrative Short
Director: Chaya Gurkov
Honorable Mention Short
Two days with Sol
Director: Stefania Innocenti Costa
Honorable Mention Feature
The Other Side of Fair
Director: Dani Coleman
Best Female Director
Director: Aslihan Unaldi
Honorable Mention Female Director
House on a Hill
Director: Liubov Korpusova
Best Actress
Jandae Percem
ALYA
Best Producer
JOANNA GAREL, JOSEFINA NADURATA, MATTHEW GAREL &GRAHAM GREENE
THE FROG WHO CAN'T RIBBIT
Best Composer
Do Nothings
Trudy Poux
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Best Produced Script
Peck
Director: Antoinette Lavalle
Best Unproduced Script
HOMESTALKER
OLIVIA JAMPOL
Best Documentary Feature
Trafficked Voices
Director: Viveka Melki
Best Documentary Short
Rohingya: Atrocities Against Women
Director: Massum Khan, Jania Kabir
Best Short Animation
Director: Hannah Franklini
Best Horror
Harvest
Director: Karyna Kudzina
Best Experimental
City Horses
Director: Anna Källblad, Helena Byström
Best Student Film
Maifeld
Director: Nele Johann
Honorable Mention L.A. Filmmaker
April Jones
Concrete Law
Best International Filmmaker
Léa-Jade Horlier
Matapang
Best Science Fiction
Permafrost
Director: Aeryn Lee
Best Music Video
Brooke Josephson - Good Kinda Tired
Director: Michelle Bossy
Best Series-Web-Pilot
Untitled Tim Burton Docuseries
Director: Tara Wood
Best LGBTQ
Director: Alex Alexander
Honorable Mention LGBTQ Script
Writer: Sarah Harvey
Best Comedy
Castle
Director: Frances Rose Veltman
Honorable Mention Comedy
Director: Chloe Samantha Rose Owens
Best Thriller
Director: Karyna Kudzina
Honorable Mention Thriller
When Girls Play Sports
Director: Molly McCluskey, Jeremiah Kipp
Best Human Rights
928 The Threat Continues...
Director: Kate A Fosselman, Steve B Jarvis
Honorable Mention Human Rights
Director: Jane Wells
Best Youth Artist
Krystal Mejes
Matapang
Best First-Time Filmmaker
ARMED with a BRUSH
Director: Nèma van Raalte